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Re:UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in nor... by comrade1234 on Sunday November 16, 2025 @07:21AM (#45944577)
It's The Ukraine in German and many other gendered languages. In German it's the feminine gender (die) and cannot be avoided when constructing sentences because the article used can completely change the meaning of the sentence.
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Re:UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in nor... by happymellon on Monday November 17, 2025 @02:34AM (#45951567)
> It's The Ukraine in German

They did not write in German.

> the article used can completely change the meaning of the sentence.

As it does in English, hence why I'm calling them out for using 1991 Soviet phrasing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18233844

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Re:UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in nor... by zwnow on Monday November 17, 2025 @03:06AM (#45951702)
I wasn't even alive in 1991, why would I think about 34 year old phrasing?
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Re:UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in nor... by happymellon on Monday November 17, 2025 @09:06AM (#45953652)
Thats a good question, that only you can answer.
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